Spain - Income

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that in 2002
Spain's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $828
billion. The per capita GDP was estimated at $20,700. The annual growth
rate of GDP was estimated at 2%. The average inflation rate in 2002 was
3%. The CIA defines GDP as the value of all final goods and services
produced within a nation in a given year and computed on the basis of
purchasing power parity (PPP) rather than value as measured on the basis
of the rate of exchange. It was estimated that agriculture accounted for
4% of GDP, industry 31%, and services 65%.

According to the United Nations, in 2000 remittances from citizens
working abroad totaled $3,417 million or about $86 per capita and
accounted for approximately 0.6% of GDP. Worker remittances in 2001
totaled $3,665 million.

The World Bank reports that in 2001 per capita household consumption (in
constant 1995 US dollars) was $10,467. Household consumption includes
expenditures of individuals, households, and nongovernmental
organizations on goods and services, excluding purchases of dwellings.
It was estimated that for the same period private consumption grew at an
annual rate of 1%. Approximately 33% of household consumption was spent
on food, 11% on fuel, 3% on health care, and 5% on education. The
richest 10% of the population accounted for approximately 25.2% of
household consumption and the poorest 10% approximately 2.8%.

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